Governments and the American Red Cross have varying criteria for when they decide to kick in emergency heat plans.

Onondaga County offered free swimming at Jamesville and Oneida Shores beaches July 1 when the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory. No such advisory has been issued today, so there will be no special provisions, said Ben Dublin, spokesman for County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

The Red Cross opens cooling centers when the forecast calls for four or more consecutive days of 90 degrees, said spokesman Matt Michael. This week's forecast calls for cooler temperatures after today.

Michael said the demand for cooling centers has dropped in recent years. The Central New York chapter has not opened centers because of heat for at least two years, Michael said.